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Edward Hutchin

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Position

Personal injury: specialises in road traffic, accidents at work and public liability claims, with particular expertise in cases of insurance fraud, covering induced and staged collisions, fraud rings, and exaggerated or false damages claims. Also extensive experience of breaches of health and safety regulations, fatal accident claims, accidents abroad and product liability claims, cases involving issues of insurance, credit hire and repair, costs, and the liability of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. He also has considerable expertise in clinical negligence and criminal injury compensation claims, as well as significant experience of inquests. Reported cases include Armsden v Kent Police [2009] EWCA Civ 631 (Court of Appeal decision on liability of police emergency drivers in fatal accident claim).
Employment: practice covers unfair and wrongful dismissal, redundancy, breach of contract and equal opportunities claims, as well as cases involving transfers, restrictive covenants and deductions from wages. He has particular experience of claims involving members of the medical and telecoms professions. Notable cases include Johns v ISS [2009] UKEAT/0355/08/ZT (EAT decision on the relevance of statutory dismissal procedures in unfair dismissal claims).

Career

Called 1996; Middle Temple.

Languages

French.

Memberships

Personal Injuries Bar Association.